Nuage Networks offers a sophisticated solution designed for complex network infrastructures, providing scalability and flexibility for enterprise and service provider environments.
| Product | Mindshare (%) |
|---|---|
| Nuage Networks | 2.0% |
| Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN | 10.7% |
| Fortinet FortiGate | 9.5% |
| Other | 77.8% |
Nuage Networks offers flexible, scalable pricing models tailored for enterprise needs. Users highlight competitive pricing, especially for large-scale deployments, with notable cost-effectiveness in virtualized environments. Feature-rich plans provide robust network automation and security without significant hidden fees, enabling better budget predictability.
Nuage Networks utilizes a software-defined networking approach to streamline operations and enhance network efficiency. Its architecture is built to support diverse networking requirements, delivering robust performance and seamless integration across platforms. The ability to handle multitenant environments and ensure secure connectivity makes it a preferred choice for telecom operators and large-scale enterprises. Comprehensive automation tools and advanced analytics provide insights that aid in effective network management and optimization.
What are the key features of Nuage Networks?Nuage Networks is implemented across several industries, including telecommunications and large enterprises, to handle their complex networking needs. Telecom industries leverage its multitenancy and advanced security features for managing customer data securely, while large corporations benefit from its scalability and automated operations to maintain seamless connectivity and business operations.
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| Author info | Rating | Review Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Products & Solutions Manager at Proximus | 3.5 | I primarily use Nuage Networks for connectivity to our customers, both nationally and internationally. Their multi-tenancy and routing are great, offering stability and scalability. However, security needs improvement, and setup can be complex. Technical support has been satisfactory. |
| SD-WAN Sr. Product Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees | 4.5 | I rate Nuage Networks 9/10. It’s a stable, scalable, easy-to-use solution with excellent VoIP features and competitive pricing. My main concern is that security could be enhanced, though customer service is good. It's a very strong platform. |
| Chief Strategy Officer at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees | 4.5 | I find this solution great for network virtualization and management, especially for improving coverage. Customer support is very good, and I recommend it, despite concerns about its affordability. |
| Data Center Consultant at Nesting Tech | 5.0 | I find this solution outstandingly stable and scalable, providing robust network virtualization for both SD-WAN and SDDC, with good ROI. It's a mature, open platform, though I wish there were more educational materials and community support available. |
We primarily use the solution for connectivity to the majority of our customers, for national and international deployments.
Their multi-tenancy and routing functionalities are both great.
It is stable and reliable.
The solution can scale.
Technical support has been fine.
Security needs to be improved. They have some security, however, additional security functions are not available.
The setup can be complex.
We've been dealing with the solution for almost five years now. I've used the solution for quite a while.
The solution is stable and reliable. There are no bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash or freeze.
We can scale the product very well.
We are selling it to various customers. The user base would vary from customer to customer.
Technical support is very good. We have a good relationship with them and they accept feedback well.
Neutral
While the solution is rather complex to set up, once it is up and running, it is okay.
The time for deployment depends on the use case. It also depends on the setup - if it is for a customer or a full ecosystem.
We pay a monthly fee in order to use the product. While there may be extra costs above the standard licensing fee for us, there is no extra cost for the customer.
We were running the latest version of the software.
I'd recommend the solution to other users, however, the use case must fit the customer's needs. It may not be for everyone.
I'd rate the solution seven out of ten overall.
It's a horizontal use case of replacing the WAN. Typically, they are replacing the MPLS.
They are also trying to save costs and reduce complexity.
Nuage Networks is easy to use.
It has good reporting and analytics, that most people can understand without too much difficulty.
The features are what I believe to be one of its strengths. Cisco frequently has 800 features, but customers only use ten of them, and Nuage has fifty for example that can all be easily used.
One of the many benefits of Nuage Networks is VoIP. It will maintain a call session even if you lose an uplink.
Security is an area that could use some work. When compared to Versa, it has full Layer Seven security built-in, whereas Nuage is sticking to a stateful firewall model and allowing other vendors to do sassy, with them simply being the SD-WAN underlay of sassy. I believe they are a little behind in their thought process.
I've worked with Nuage Networks for seven years, the last two as a product manager.
Nuage only has one version of SD-WAN.
Nuage Networks is a stable product.
We have not investigated scalability; however, I am aware that they have clients with thousands of sites, indicating that Nuage Networks is a scalable product.
Technical support is good.
On a scale of 1 to 5, I would rate them maybe a 3.5. I would say that there is some room for improvement there.
I am also familiar with Meraki SD-WAN.
It has a very enticing user interface. They've done a fantastic job with the interface, They have enhanced the appearance.
An interesting fact is that Meraki's offering isn't a true SD-WAN. A true SD-WAN has an SD-WAN controller, an orchestrator, and it doesn't have those things, but Nuage does.
One of the things that I believe most people don't ask and don't realize until they are in that situation is that if I have a VoIP call and I lose one of my uplinks with my Meraki, I will lose that VoIP call. With a true SD-WAN, you won't. It will failover and you will maintain that VoIP session. This is something that Cisco, and Meraki do not advertise, but if you ask their SE, they will tell you.
The VoIP is probably one of the larger issues, and instead of true SD-WAN, all they have are L3 VPNs. All they have done is put a wrapper around it, so you don't have to configure it. However, it is not true SD-WAN if there are one or more controllers and the overlay and underlay are separated. I believe that if people truly understand what SD-WAN is, they will be able to look beneath the surface and say, "That's not what that is."
Meraki is easy to set up. It's actually quite high on the setup, in my opinion. With the caveat that it is not truly SD-WAN.
It's a stable solution. I have no issues with the stability of Meraki SD-WAN.
Meraki is a scalable product.
The technical support is excellent.
Nuage is very competitive. Cisco has never tried to be a price leader since it launched. It's not one of the market forces that they try to be a price leader.
If they want a true, automated failover, I would suggest asking some pointed questions.
I would rate Meraki a seven out of ten.
The initial setup is easy.
If we don't have to install circuits, we can have a new order ready in two weeks.
Nuage Networks is very, very competitive going up against other vendors such as Meraki, Viptela, Velocloud, or Versa. I would say, from our cost perspective, they are extremely competitive.
We sell this solution. I am the product manager for Nuage Networks.
Nuage does not sell directly to the public; instead, they sell through service providers.
One of the issues that people get hung up on is that when they look at the Gartner Magic Quadrant, but Gartner rates them in the lower-left only because they don't give up their numbers because they sell through service providers. Sometimes people dismiss that, without doing their homework.
I would recommend at least considering this solution, as an option.
It's a very good platform.
I would rate Nuage Networks a nine out of ten.
If you do not have coverage in your home network, you can use this solution for the virtualization of any network infrastructure to improve the network.
One of the most valuable features of this solution is network management. The customer is able to manage their network from home or we can also manage the whole customer network. Additionally, there are easy access, configuration, and rules. The solution can also be used as an easy way to manage VPN networks for some customers.
I have been using this solution for approximately two years.
The customer support has been very good.
The price of the solution could be more affordable. Customers want to use their own cheap connection and also do not want to pay too much for services from this solution, it becomes too expensive.
Nuage Networks provides a professional solution experience. They are a large corporation developing new features all the time that are very useful. I recommend this solution to others.
I rate Nuage Networks a nine out of ten.
Both SD-WAN and SDDC. As for many banking, we need to have a single solution that virtualizes networking and extends the connectivity between the main DC and DR with the several cloud services like Amazon and Azure, VNF, branch in a box approach. At the same time, the policy can be managed centrally for branches and pushed in no time, allowing application-aware routing and local break out, same time providing giga-grade OVS performance.
Provided the required network virtualization by creating a robust and flexible overlay and even enabled an enormous amount of services.
Outstanding with four deployments. Two of them implemented containers as well as VMs.
No.
Medium complexity.
Three years, and in one case, we achieved this in 19 months.
Use any vendor hardware with good software for the overlay like Nuage.
Always abstract your network virtualization (same as the SDN concept) and never use a single proprietary vendor for both hardware and software. Always select the open-standard vendors for both, for example, (Juniper or HPE or Extreme for hardware, and L3 switching and configure Nuage for software overlay).
